Garment hanger cover



April 25, 1933. M, vREED 1,904,999

' GAIVIMENT HANGER covn Filed Dec. 15, 19-32 K I 14 x 9 9 14 mvsm-on Harr 111.3660

I ,-E BY 1.7 14 Wk 12 (i 4 A onus Patented Apr. 25, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HARRY M. REED, F CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNO'R ONE-HALF TO H.

' REIS, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA GARMENT HANGER COVER Application filed December 15, 1932. Serial 110,347,333.

My invention relates to garment hangers of the type which comprise a substantially triangular form composed of wire, metal or wood with a top hanger hook and a bottom cross member for the reception of trousers or skirts, the coats or like garments being customarily hung over the downwardly 1nclined side members of the frame.

More particularly, my invention is concerned with garment hangers of the type above described which are formed of bent wire and which are therefore subject to the objection that trousers and like garments left hung over the bottom members become creased and lose their shape because of the sharp bend which the garment must take in hanging over them,- it being borne in mind that the trousers when thus hung over the bottom hanger member at the cleaning and pressing shops are still moist and therefore the crease or fold formed by this member is more firmly set into the garment'when it is removed from the hanger.

It is also to be noted in this type of garment hanger that the weight of' the coat-hangs from the shoulder and that the shoulder itoffered any reliefto the deformation of the coat but have concerned themselves solely with the rotection of the trousers.

Accor ing to my present invention, I have designed a very simple and inexpensive at tachment formed of cardboard with its ends slit to provide tongues, the body portion between the end slits being substantially coextensive in length with the bottom hanger member, and the slitted ends being adapted to project substantially beyond the ends of the hanger frame and there to be interlocked in such manner as to provide a rounded support for the shoulders beyond the hanger frame and to depend so as to set the body portion so that it will not twist about the bottom member. As thus applied the body portion is substantially a flat element of appreciable width and when the trousers are hung over it drapes itself over the bottom hanger member, providing a shallow arched support for the trousers, which, both front and rear is in contact with the overhanging seat and vest, whereby a double advantage results in that the coat itself is held out in front and back, thus preventing draped folds in the coat, and the engagement of the coat with the trousers on each side of the hanger practically eliminates any tendency of the trousers to slip, and become dislodged from the hanger.

My invention will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification, and in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of the cardboard attachment blank forming the subject matter of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a garment hanger of conventional type showing my invention applied thereto and in operable posi that it may be readily applied to garment hangers made up of other materials and differlng in shape so long as they provide a bottom member as the bottom strand 5 of the hanger for the support of trousers and like garments. As shown, the bottom member 5 is connected to the diagonal strands 6 which are twisted together and one extends to form the hanger hook 7.

My, attachment is preferably formed of cardboard or like stiff inexpensive material and comprises a body portion 8 having end slits 9 extending inwardly along its center line and terminating a distance apart substantially equal to the bottom hanger member 5. This slot 9thus provides a pair of adjacent tongues 10 and. 11 and inthe oppountil the slot 12 or 13 of one tongue interfits in the slot 12 or 13 of the other tongue and thus interlock the two tongues together, in which case the two interlocked tongues are drawn together and deflected on a downward curve from the level of the body portion of the attachment. At the end of each slot 9 I alsoprovide a hole 9a to fit about the upwardly bent portion of the hanger. Thus I provide the downwardly sloping and downwardly tapering extensions beyond the hanger frame which are adapted to be received into the shoulder portion 16 of a coat 17 as it is supported by the garment hanger.

The main body portion 8 of the attachment forms a level support resting centrally on the bottom member 5' of the hanger and the weight of the downwardly inclined interlocked ends holds this attachment in level position on the hanger. When the trousers are hung over the attachment they cause the drape or archas shown in Fig. 4 and thus the trousers have a very wide supporting surface projected substantially on each side of the hanger frame and-thus adapted to hold the trousers in position to be en aged by the coat both at the front and the ack and to be more securely held against slippage. This feature prevents the loss of trousers. from hangers which frequently occurs in dry cleaning establishments. At the same time, the wide support for the trousers holds the coat itself out at the front and rear and gives it a more normal set which reduces the tendency of the narrow wire frame to distort or crease the shoulders. Furthermore, the weight of the trousers or other garment on the main body portion 8 provides a lever support for the shoulder supporting portions of the attachment. v I

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modifications, without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as are imposed by the prior art or asare specifically set forth in the appended claims;

What I claim is 1. A garment hanger cover comprising an elongated strip of sheet material having end slits forming a pair of tongues at each end of the strip, and flap means to interlock the tongues at each end in overlapped rela-.

interloc 'them in overlapping relationship.

3. The combination with a garment hanger having a base member, of a cover for: the hanger comprising a strip of sheet mater al having longitudinally disposed end shts spaced at their inner end substantially the length of the hanger base member, said shts providing at each end of the strip a pair 0 tongues which project substantially beyond the hanger with hanger members interposed between them, and means to interlock each pair of tongues beyond the hanger. i 4. The combinationwith a garment hanger having a base member, of'a cover for the hanger comprising a strip of sheet material having longitudinally disposed end slits spaced at their inner end substantially the length of the hanger base member, said shts providing at each end of the strip a air of tongues which project substantially eyond the hanger with hanger members interposed between them, and means to interlock each pair of tongues beyond the hangerin overlapped downwardly inclined relationship.

5. The combination with a arment hanger having a cross bottom mem er, of a cover for said member formed of a strip of sheet material, slits in said strip to receive the side members of the hanger, the strip comprising end portions which project outwardly substantially beyond the ends of the hanger to provide shoulder supporting extensions.

6. A cover attachment for bentwire gar 'ment hangers having a bottom cross strand comprising a relatively narrow strip of sheet coextensive in length with the bottom hanger strand and adapted to rest thereon, there be- 7. A cover for garment hangers com rising anarrow elongated body portion of eet material having a body portion substantially material having longitudinal middle slits-extending inwardly from each end to points spaced less than the width of the hanger, sald.

slits providing a pair of parallel tongues at each end of the strip adapted to project substantially beyond the hanger, said tongues having slits along their outer edges adapted to interlock when the tongues are bent downwardly and overlap to provide braced shoulger supports adapted to extend beyond the anger.

8. As anarticle of manufacture, a garment 5 hanger cover comprising a narrow elongated v strip of relativelystifi sheet material having longitudinal end slits forming parallel ton es at each end with outer marginal slits in t e tongues disposed to permit the tongues of each adjacent pair to be interlocked in overlapped downwardly inclined relationship to the body of the strip. 4 n testimony'whereof I aflix-m si ture.

HARRY R ED. 

